Lavatory



July 14, 1931. E. G. wATRQus 1,814,352

LAVATORY original Filed March 18. 1929 z sheets-sheet 1 July 14, 1931. f E. G. wA'rRous 1,814,352

' LA vAToRY Original Filed March 18. 1929 l 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented July 14, 1931 Unirse stares PATENT erster.

EARL G. WATROUS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS LAVATORY Original application filed. March 18, 1929, Serial No. 348,056. Divided and this application led August 23,

1929. Serial No. 387,870.

This invention relates to lavatories which are adapted for use in buildings, cars, ships or wherever applicable. Heretofore lavatories have commonly been constructed with the faucets or faucet handles projecting upwardly from thertop plate, thereby providingobstructions which are more or less difficult to keep clean and which interfere with the cleaning of the lavatory.

In accordance with the present invention, l provide a novel lavatory which is constructed so that the valves or faucets and waste mechanism are concealed and the operating handles are arranged in an elevated position so that they do not interfere with the cleaning of the lavatory.

The objects of this invention are to provide a new lavatory which will be radically di1ferent in appearance and construction from those heretofore commonly used; to provide a lavatory having a raised portion at the back providing a shelf for supporting toilet articles or the like; to provide a lavatory with a raised valve chamber having a front wall at the back of the bowl on which the operating members for thevalves and waste are mounted; to provide a lavatory made of porcelain or the like with an integrally formed wall projecting upwardly at the back of the bowl for supporting the valve and waste levers; to provide a lavatory having lnovel means for mounting the faucets and operating devices; to provide a lavatory having a drain outlet with a drain valve 33 mounted at the back of the lavatory for con-V trolling the outlet; and such other novel features of construction and arrangement as will be described more fully hereinafter.

ln the accompanying' drawings illustrat- 40 ing this invention Figure 1 is a plan view;

Figure 2 is a front view; and

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

My improved lavatory comprises a bowl 10 having a top plate 11 which preferably extends for a short distance beyond the back of the bowl, as shown in Figure 8. A chamber 12 for some of the operating parts slenclosed by a front wall 13, top or shelf 14 and valve 20, as shown in Figure 8 and hot water through a similar complementary pipe and ,e

valve, not shown. As these valves are described and claimed in said copen'ding application, detailed description thereof will be omitted. The bowl is provided with a hole 26 which is common to the outlets for both the hot and cold water valves which are suitably mounted so that their discharge outletsv will be connected with such hole.

The valve 2O projects into an opening 41 in the wall 13 which is closed by a cover plate 5 42. rlhis plate is secured to the valve body housing by any suitable `means and is adapted to fit closely around the periphery of the opening and is held in position by any suitable fastening means. The valve 2O is actuated by a valve leve'rv47 which is pivotally mounted in the cover plate 42 and which preferably extends slightly above the top of the shelf 14 so that it may be conveniently engaged by the finger of the operator. the lever 47 is pulled outwardly, it forces the valve stem inwardlyv to open the valve.

The bowl 10 has a waste or outlet 54 which is preferably formed integrally` therewith, the bottom of the bowl having a screen which is provided by a plurality of small openings leading into the drain. V A waste valve 56 is secured to the end ofthe 'drain or outlet 54 and is operated by alever 66.

The outer end of the lever 66 is pivotally connected with a 'rod 7 4 which passes up through a hole 7 5 in the top plate 11 of the lavatory and a bearing 78 in an extension on the housing 21 and is'curved at its upper end to engage with the -waste lever 76. rlhis lever is pivotally mounted on the plate 42 in the saine manner as the lever 47. The lever 76 has a rearwardly projecting arm 77 having a bearing or recess for receiving the end of the rod 7 4 in order to make a freely operating When Sii

joint between these parts. 'When the lever 76 is pulled outwardly, the arm 77 swings up and raises the rod 74, thereby swinging the lever 66 to open the waste valve. The waste from the bowl passes through the outlet 54 and valve 56 which is threaded for connection with any suitable trap or outlet pipe. When the waste is to be closed, the lever 76 is pressed back, thereby depressing the rod 7 4 and swinging the valve 64 to closed position.

lVhile the various parts of my improved lavatory may be made of any suitable material, the bowl and integrally formed partsfare preferably formed of porcelain `or other ceramic material, and the principal valve parts of suitable metal. From this it will be seen that there are no metallic parts projecting over the bowl, and the only exposed parts are the plate with `the operating levers mounted vthereon which project upwardly so that they do not interfere with the washing or cleaning of the bowl -or top plate. Furthermore, as there are no metallic parts exposed in the outlet in the bottom of the bowl, the bowl will have a particularly neat appearance and may be easily kept clean. The lavatory will usually be supported on wall brackets (not shown) against awall and when so mounted will occupy comparatively little space while providing a convenient shelf for toilet articles. The form of the lavatory may be varied for different conditions or different positions, and changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the scope .of the invention as set forth in the following claims, in which I claim:

l. A lavatory comprising a bowl having an upwardly extending wall at the .back thereof with a rearwardly projecting shelf lat the top of the wall with a chamber below the same of sufficient size to enclose supply valves for the lavatory.

2. A porcelain lavatory comprising a bowl having a rearwardly .extending topplate with an integrally formed chamber above the plate, said chamber having a front wall adapted .to support the valve actuating devices and ha-ving ya top providing a shelf for supporting toilet articles.

3. A lavatory comprising a :bowl with an integrally formed chamber at the rear of and extending above .the bowl, said chamber having a front wall adapted to support the valve actuating devices and having a flat top providing .a shelf.

l. A lavatory of .the character' set forth, comprising a bowl having `an integrally formed chamber at the rear thereof which extends upwardly above the bowl and is adapted 'to enclose valves, said chamber having' a flat front wall for supporting valve actuating devices, substantially as described.V

EARL G. YWATROUS. 

